Individual income supplement
What is it?
Individual income supplement
The individual income supplement is for people who have a low income for a long time. You get this benefit if you have no prospect of improving your income.
Each year, the municipality redetermines the amount of the individual income supplement using the official consumer price index from the CBS.
The (net) amounts in 2025 are for a single person € 459; for a single parent € 529; for a family € 648.
* These amounts are rounded up in whole Euros.
Disbursement
The supplement is always paid once a year. You can reapply the following year if your situation has not changed. You can spend the allowance freely.
How does it work?
You qualify for the individual income supplement if you meet the following Requirements:
- You are between the age of 21 and retirement age.
- You have a long-term low income if for a period of 3 years prior to the reference date (the date of application) your income does not exceed 100% of the applicable social assistance standard.
- Your assets do not exceed the applicable welfare standard.
- You have no prospect of income improvement.
- You have not received an individual income supplement in the past 12 months.
The municipality may still set additional Requirements .
What are the assistance standards?
The amounts (net) below are the January 1, 2025 assistance standards and include vacation pay.
| Living Form | Maximum monthly income with vacation pay |
|---|---|
| You are single from age 21 to retirement age | € 1.346 |
| You are a single parent from age 21 to retirement age | € 1.346 |
| You are married or cohabiting from age 21 to retirement age | € 1.922 |
| You are single and retired | € 1.501 |
| You are married or cohabiting and retired | € 2.054 |
* These amounts are in whole Euros rounded up.
What to do?
You can print it (pdf, 141 kB) and the (pdf, 161 kB), fill it out and drop it off at or send it to the municipality.
You apply for the individual income supplement at the municipality.
Note: If you are receiving Social assistance benefit benefit from the municipality you only need to complete the application form. If you receive an income benefit from the UWV or from employment, you will need to complete the information form in addition to the application form.
What should I bring?
- The completed and signed application form
- The documents requested therein